Standing Tall

Gallery: LandscapePosted March 26, 2013302 views14 comments

We don't get many blizzards in St. Louis, let alone a heavy snowfall in March. This was taken Sunday in Forest Park, one of the great urban parks in the US. I tried to hold off on adding too much contrast to these sycamore trees, to keep the mood consistent with all of the snow that was falling.

D700, 24-120

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14 comments

Comment posted by John Fan on March 26, 2013 at 11:04 AM

Simple and beautiful.

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on March 26, 2013 at 11:34 AM

Thanks John!

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Comment posted by Harry Lichtman on March 26, 2013 at 12:28 PM

The trunk out line with the snow in the center really defines this for me. Perfect blizzard shot.

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Comment posted by Sairam Sundaresan on March 26, 2013 at 2:39 PM

gorgeous, this image has me hooked! Love the composition, and kudos and exposing correctly here!

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Comment posted by Hamed Musharbak on March 26, 2013 at 3:16 PM

super

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Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 26, 2013 at 5:07 PM

Hi Matthew, I love these kind of snow scenes...and this one is perfect! Nice work on this keeping the mood.

Nick Bristol
Lone Rock, WI

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Comment posted by Kah Kit Yoong on March 26, 2013 at 8:22 PM

Love it!

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Comment posted by Mark Seaver on March 26, 2013 at 9:32 PM

Very well done! The high key approach works wonderfully and the trees are so well isolated in the frame.

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Comment posted by Eva McDermott on March 26, 2013 at 9:44 PM

This is absolutely beautiful Matthew! Not much else to say.

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Comment posted by Nick Palmieri on March 26, 2013 at 10:43 PM

Very nice job. Simple and well executed.

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Comment posted by Ed Lowe on March 27, 2013 at 11:37 AM

Simplicity at it's best, Matthew.

This reminds me of a pencil sketch.The high key effect works beautifully for these type of scenes.

Ed

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Comment posted by Matt Anderson on March 30, 2013 at 12:05 AM

Wonderful high key imagery.
Those beauties really are snow blasted!

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Comment posted by Matthew Goldsmith on March 30, 2013 at 10:48 AM

Thank you all for your feedback on this image.

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Comment posted by Abdullaziz Bin Ali on March 31, 2013 at 11:36 AM

Excellent

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